# arts + entertainment (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arts + entertainment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Manhattan Sideways Revisited — Retracing 47th Street a Decade Later](https://w42st.com/post/sideways-revisited-a-walk-along-47th-street/) _2026-08-22 · Sophia Michelen · W42ST_ A decade ago, Manhattan Sideways founder Betsy Bober Polivy walked more than 100 Manhattan streets from east to west. Now, W42ST is retracing her steps. The TKTS red steps in Times Square, complete with hot dog art. Photo: Sophia Michelen When Betsy first walked 47th Street more than a decade ago, she discovered hidden cultural \[…\] ## [Many Far West Side Encampments are Gone — W49th and W50th Tell a Different Story](https://w42st.com/post/many-far-west-side-encampments-are-gone-w49th-and-w50th-tell-a-different-story/) _2026-08-21 · Catie Savage and Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ A month after city agencies began clearing homeless encampments along the Far West Side of Hell’s Kitchen, many of the sidewalks that were crowded with tents and belongings in July are now clear, with much of the remaining activity appearing to be concentrated on two blocks. Encampments block the sidewalk on W49th Street between 11th \[…\] ## [From Subway to Sidewalk, Anime NYC Characters Take Over the Far West Side](https://w42st.com/post/from-subway-to-sidewalk-anime-nyc-characters-take-over-the-far-west-side/) _2026-08-21 · David Gray · W42ST_ Anime NYC kicked off Thursday, bringing legions of costumed fans to the streets and subway stations around the Javits Center. Fans flocked to the Javits Center for the start of Anime NYC on Thursday afternoon. Photo: David Gray The four-day event draws an estimated 150,000 attendees, with screenings, appearances from top anime creators from Japan, \[…\] ## [The Torch is Halfway Built — But Its Wildest Part Hasn’t Even Started Yet](https://w42st.com/post/the-torch-rising-hells-kitchen/) _2026-08-20 · Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ The Torch is now looming over Hell’s Kitchen and Times Square — but the most unusual part of the 1,029-foot skyscraper has yet to be built. The Torch is now roughly halfway to its eventual 1,029-foot height, with the main hotel section approaching its full size and glazing climbing close behind. Photo: Phil O’Brien Construction \[…\] ## [Team Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre No-Show Has Lawmakers Fuming](https://w42st.com/post/team-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-no-show-has-lawmakers-fuming/) _2026-08-19 · The City Reporter · W42ST_ A bipartisan group of City Council members excoriated the Mamdani administration on Tuesday for ditching a gripe-filled hearing on the botched rollout of the mayor’s new pied-à-terre tax. Progressive advocates rally in front of City Hall ahead of a hearing on the new pied-à-terre tax, Aug. 18, 2026. Photo: Alex Krales/The City Reporter By Greg B Smith, \[…\] ## [New ‘Soundings’ Episode Looks Past the Icon to Find the Writer Joan Didion Actually Was](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/08/19/new-soundings-episode-looks-past-the-icon-to-find-the-writer-joan-didion-actually-was/) _2026-08-19 · SPT Staff · San Pedro Today_ Joan Didion was the writer who made modern California matter to American literature. But over the last twenty years she became something else, too: an icon. The sunglasses. The Corvette.... The post New ‘Soundings’ Episode Looks Past the Icon to Find the Writer Joan Didion Actually Was appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [Covenant House Faces Federal Contempt Action Over Long-Running Union Dispute](https://w42st.com/post/covenant-house-faces-federal-contempt-action-over-long-running-union-dispute/) _2026-08-19 · Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ The federal agency charged with enforcing US labor law says it plans to seek contempt damages against Covenant House New York over alleged violations of a court order in its long-running dispute with unionized workers. Covenant House is based on W41st Street in Hell’s Kitchen. Photo: Phil O’Brien In a filing with the US Court \[…\] ## [“There is a Distinct Lack of Judgment on These Sidewalks, and That Alone is a Gift” — Raabia Shafi’s West Side Story](https://w42st.com/post/raabia-shafi-west-side-story/) _2026-08-19 · Catie Savage · W42ST_ Raabia Shafi is an executive coach, master facilitator and curriculum designer who facilitates leadership development. She has lived in Hell’s Kitchen for more than a decade and is happy to call the neighborhood home. This is Raabia’s West Side Story. Raabia Shafi is a executive coach, master facilitator and curriculum designer who facilitates leadership development. \[…\] ## [“I’m Not Intimidated by Anybody” — Hell’s Kitchen Woman Takes on ICE](https://w42st.com/post/linda-wolff-hells-kitchen-woman-pepper-sprayed-by-ice-speaks-out/) _2026-08-18 · Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ A 72-year-old Hell’s Kitchen resident whose videotaped encounter with an ICE officer went viral says being pepper-sprayed at close range has only strengthened her determination to keep speaking out. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood with Linda Wolff as she talked about her confrontation with ICE. Photo: Office of Governor Hochul Linda Wolff, \[…\] ## [Parking Lot Closing, Billboard Gone — Is Change Coming to This Hudson Yards Site?](https://w42st.com/post/parking-lot-closing-billboard-gone-is-change-coming-to-this-hudson-yards-site/) _2026-08-18 · Catie Savage · W42ST_ A sprawling surface parking lot on 10th Avenue that was put on the market earlier this year is set to close next month, another sign that changes may be coming to one of the last major undeveloped sites in Hudson Yards. The iPark lot on 10th Avenue between W35th and W36th Streets will be closing \[…\] ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ziBLn5OoNgvi) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Skål to 20 Years and Still Pouring — Valhalla Marks a Hell’s Kitchen Milestone](https://w42st.com/post/skal-to-20-years-and-still-pouring-valhalla-marks-a-hells-kitchen-milestone/) _2026-08-17 · Brennan LaBrie · W42ST_ Back in 2011, Matt Birde was selling beer to bars around the city, but longed to be on the other sides of the business. Valhalla has been a popular beer bar in Hell’s Kitchen for 20 years. Photo: Phil O’Brien One day, he shared the dream of opening his own bar with Sung Lee, a \[…\] ## [Blues, BBQ and a 92-Year-Old Showstopper Take Over Pier 76](https://w42st.com/post/blues-bbq-and-a-92-year-old-showstopper-take-over-pier-76/) _2026-08-17 · Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ Pier 76 was packed with blues, barbecue and dancing on Saturday as thousands headed to the Hudson River for one of the West Side’s biggest free summer parties. Bobby Rush takes to the stage as the sun goes down over the Blues BBQ Festival at Pier 76. Photo: Phil O’Brien Hudson River Park’s 26th annual \[…\] ## [Now You See It… Broadway Magic Hour Brings Tricks and Laughter to W53rd Street](https://w42st.com/post/broadway-magic-hour-childrens-show/) _2026-08-15 · Jim McDermott · W42ST_ When Jim Vines was 12 years old, he saw a classmate do a magic trick. “He took a quarter and held it inches from my face,” he tells W42ST. “He had on short sleeves, and he made it vanish. As long as I live, I’ll never forget that moment.” Jim Vines and partner Carl Mercurio \[…\] ## [Outdoor Dining Can Stay All Year — If Hell’s Kitchen Restaurants Can Make It Work](https://w42st.com/post/outdoor-dining-can-stay-all-year-if-hells-kitchen-restaurants-can-make-it-work/) _2026-08-14 · Phil O'Brien · W42ST_ New York City is poised to bring back year-round roadway dining, after the City Council voted Thursday to scrap the winter shutdown that restaurant owners have blamed for making the permanent outdoor dining program too expensive and cumbersome. Customers outdoors on 9th Avenue in March 2024. Photo: Phil O’Brien The package approved Thursday would allow \[…\] ## [New ‘Soundings’ Episode Dives Into the Global Fishing Crisis—From the Port That Started It](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/08/05/new-soundings-episode-dives-into-the-global-fishing-crisisfrom-the-port-that-started-it/) _2026-08-05 · SPT Staff · San Pedro Today_ For every ten tuna that once swam in the ocean, there is now one. One in five fish is caught illegally. And the fish on your plate may not even... The post New ‘Soundings’ Episode Dives Into the Global Fishing Crisis—From the Port That Started It appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [The Perfect Cup, One Neighbor at a Time](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/08/01/the-perfect-cup-one-neighbor-at-a-time/) _2026-08-01 · Joshua Stecker · San Pedro Today_ For Steve Rosemergy, the trouble started when the world shut down. He’d spent the better part of 25 years searching for the perfect cup of coffee, and when the pandemic... The post The Perfect Cup, One Neighbor at a Time appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [Hidden in Plain Sight](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/hidden-in-plain-sight-fran-siegel/) _2026-07-30 · Linda Grimes · San Pedro Today_ Fran Siegel is a renowned San Pedro-based artist you may not have heard of unless you ride the Metro D extension or took her classes at Cal State Long Beach.... The post Hidden in Plain Sight appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [Bad Cop Bad Cop: Just Getting Started](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/bad-cop-bad-cop-just-getting-started/) _2026-07-30 · Aaron McKenzie · San Pedro Today_ Sometime around 2010, Linh Le was a few drinks deep on the patio of a bar in downtown Huntington Beach, complaining about the absence of something she wanted and couldn’t... The post Bad Cop Bad Cop: Just Getting Started appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [A New Class of Pirate Greats](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/a-new-class-of-pirate-greats/) _2026-07-30 · Steve Marconi · San Pedro Today_ The San Pedro High School Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner returns on Nov. 7 at the Dalmatian-American Club, featuring another all-star lineup from its storied past. The inductees for individual... The post A New Class of Pirate Greats appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [The Olympians Next Door](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/the-olympians-next-door/) _2026-07-30 · Jennifer Marquez · San Pedro Today_ Olympic sailors have arrived in San Pedro, and for the next two years they will be part of daily life as they train for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. ... The post The Olympians Next Door appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/14q1iIIAtP3G) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Recycling, Redemption and Reality in San Pedro](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/recycling-redemption-and-reality-in-san-pedro/) _2026-07-30 · Lee Williams · San Pedro Today_ There are few issues that unite Californians quite like recycling. We faithfully separate bottles and cans, pay the California Redemption Value (CRV) deposit every time we buy a qualifying beverage,... The post Recycling, Redemption and Reality in San Pedro appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [World Cup Unites San Pedro](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/world-cup-unites-san-pedro/) _2026-07-30 · Sanam Lamborn · San Pedro Today_ Despite my annoyance with FIFA, the outrageous ticket prices, Italy not qualifying for the third time in a row, and my TV not picking up FOX 11’s signal, the 2026... The post World Cup Unites San Pedro appeared first on San Pedro Today . ## [The Value of Talking Shop](https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/the-value-of-talking-shop/) _2026-07-30 · Alexis Sadler & Melissa Hay · San Pedro Today_ After Fleet Week, a long holiday weekend, and the usual chaos of running a business, this month’s Small Business Shop Talk felt a little different. There wasn’t a carefully planned... The post The Value of Talking Shop appeared first on San Pedro Today .